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electricube in no_poo

Methods of washing and conditioning without baking soda, vinegar, shampoo or conditioner

Oct 16, 2007 12:05

Although baking soda and apple cider vinegar bleached my hair in short order, I am still interested to find other Earth-friendly, non-toxic, "natural" methods of hair care. Welcome to the rough-draft version where we can gather information on these methods!

So! I have created a structure in the comments section that will help organize the answers ( Read more... )

*tips from the long-term users, -faq, *the basics, alternative washes, alternative conditioners

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WASHING electricube October 16 2007, 16:18:15 UTC

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Water-only electricube October 16 2007, 16:19:50 UTC

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Re: Water-only alpha_angel October 16 2007, 20:20:22 UTC

Hop in shower - get wet. Scrub scalp with fingers. Wash self. Rinse self. Scrub scalp with fingers again. Rinse scalp. Get out of shower. Dry. Tada! Repeat two or maybe three times a week. That's been working for me for almost a year and a half.

Re: Water-only cactus_rs October 16 2007, 20:43:44 UTC

If you go the WO route, I've found that it's essential to rinse with the coldest water you can stand. This cuts down on the grease like whoa.

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CONDITIONING electricube October 16 2007, 16:18:41 UTC

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Olive oil electricube October 16 2007, 16:23:21 UTC

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tautriadelta October 17 2007, 21:24:17 UTC

apple cider vinegar supercarrot October 16 2007, 22:20:26 UTC

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CHANGING HAIR COLOR electricube October 16 2007, 16:19:00 UTC

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henna supercarrot October 16 2007, 22:21:23 UTC

Re: henna supercarrot October 16 2007, 22:29:34 UTC

like suchong says below, henna is great as a wash. there was one month where i had washed with ACV once a week and then the 4th week, i hennaed (on dry unwashed hair) and when i rinsed it out with the ACV and brushing under running water, my hair was super clean.

indigo supercarrot October 16 2007, 22:21:34 UTC

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supercarrot October 16 2007, 22:27:07 UTC

there really isn't ever going to be a comprehensive list. unless that list keeps getting updated.

before creating your list, please look through the alternative washes/conditioners tags so you don't omit stuff.

electricube October 17 2007, 00:44:35 UTC

Oh, wow, you did an awesome job filling this out. Thanks so much! Any comprehensive list I were to make, I would leave open to additions. No worries!